“A sheer drop of 3,000 feet makes it impossible to hike into the valleys below, and people have fallen to their deaths after having lost their footing while simply looking over the edge of this drop. The return hike puts your heart and sweat glands to work … the price to be paid for a memorable view.”

After watching homefree122’s gif, some redditors were so scared, they suggested a few alternative names for the Awa’awapuhi Trail:

In the gif, the intrepid hiker appears to be at the end of the 6-mile trail, overlooking the Awa’awapuhi Valley on the left and the Nualolo Valley on the right (and almost certain death on both the left and the right).

As user akeldamach87—who hiked the trail in 2009—shares in a comment, it’s up to hikers to keep themselves safe:

“I just drove to the trail head and set out hiking. There was a handful of warning signs, but no park rangers that I ever encountered. It was completely on you to get in and get out.”

Perhaps that’s why the Lonely Planet Hawaii guidebook compares the trail to the “Cliffs of Insanity” in The Princess Bride:

If you’re left wondering why anyone hikes this trail, the answer is a popular daytime television program with an all-female cast of six co-hosts—i.e., the view.